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Valentine card: P.14413-R-90

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Mullord Bros.

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Description

An embossed, silver lace-paper frame with an oval window mounted with paper springs (lower left one missing) onto cream embossed paper with shaped edges tinted purple. The frame is decorated with an embossed flower garland scrap at upper centre and flowers and birds with the motto: 'May our hearts be united' at lower centre. Two silver embossed putti figures are mounted on rice-paper 'clouds' and paper springs at upper left and right. The embossed layer is decorated with a collage comprising a silver embossed paper frame, embossed flower scraps at upper and lower centre and a central ivy garland with a rice-paper blind and cut-paper figure of putti which is mounted on paper springs (upper right one come unstuck). 'MULLORD BROS' stamped on the embossed layer at lower centre (viewed from verso). The interior is blank.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1860 - Circa 1880

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Chromolithography
Collage

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14413-R-90
Primary reference Number: 214939

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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